Contemporary intellectual property : law and policy

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Contemporary intellectual property : law and policy

Hector MacQueen, Charlotte Waelde, Graeme Laurie

Oxford University Press, c2008

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This important new book offers a unique perspective on intellectual property law unrivalled among intellectual property textbooks available today. Beyond providing a thorough and up-to-date account of intellectual property law, the text examines the complex policies that inform and guide modern IP law at the domestic (including Scottish), European and international levels, giving the reader a true insight into the discipline and the shape of things to come. The focus is on contemporary challenges to intellectual property law and policy and the reader is encouraged to engage critically with the subject matter. This book is written with the undergraduate firmly in mind and the authors make extensive use of practical examples, exercises and visual aids throughout the text to enliven the subject and stimulate the reader. The book is accompanied by a website where students and lecturers alike can access updates on major developments in the law, guidance on answering the discussion points provided in the book, web links and further reading.

Table of Contents

  • PART I INTRODUCTION
  • 1. Intellectual property law: an introduction
  • PART II COPYRIGHT
  • 2. Copyright 1: history, rationale and subject-matter
  • 3. Copyright 2: first ownership, moral rights and term
  • 4. Copyright 3: economic rights and infringement
  • 5. Copyright 4: exceptions, technical protection measure, and contracts
  • 6. Rights akin to copyright: database and performers' rights
  • 7. Contemporary issues in copyright
  • PART III DESIGN PROTECTION
  • 8. Registered designs
  • 9. Un-registered designs
  • PART IV PATENTS
  • 10. Patent regimes and the application process
  • 11. Patentability and infringement
  • 12. Contemporary issues in patent law
  • PART V REGISTERED TRADE MARKS
  • 13. The function of a trade mark and the national, community and international regime
  • 14. Definition of a trade mark and registration
  • 15. Relative ground for refusing registration, infringement and defences
  • 16. Contemporary issues in trade mark law
  • PART VI COMMON LAW PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  • 17. Passing off
  • 18. Breach of Confidence
  • PART VII THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION
  • 19. Free movement of goods and intellectual property rights
  • 20. Intellectual property rights and EU competition law
  • PART VIII EXPLOITATION, ENFORCEMENT, REMEDIES AND CROSS BORDER LITIGATION
  • 21. Exploitation of intellectual property rights, enforcement and remedies
  • 22. Intellectual property and international private law

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